At the time of his death last month, "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Harold Dow was working on an hourlong report about a serial killer, Rodney Alcala, reports the New York Times’ ArtsBeat. On Saturday, after receiving the help of Dow’s…
After Fox’s weak opening night Monday–led by a feeble turnout for the new drama “Lone Star”–the network got some needed good news on the second night of the fall season. Fox’s second-season premiere of “Glee” surged in the ratings, up…
By Chuck Ross On the heels of the news that troubled bookseller Barnes & Noble is closing its showcase store across from Lincoln Center in New York, TVWeek has learned from employees of the booksellers’ stores in two high-end neighborhoods in…
NBC had to be pleased with the numbers for the premiere of its centerpiece freshman show “The Event,” and the network plans to do everything possible to keep up momentum for the series, James Hibberd writes in The Hollywood Reporter….
Today, Fox had a big press event at the Los Angeles Forum to announce the three judges for the upcoming season of "American Idol," and it was just who we thought were going to be judges — Jennifer Lopez, Steven…
DirecTV is considering rolling back the price of its exclusive NFL Sunday Ticket package next year, reports MediaPost. In addition, DirecTV created a broadband version of NFL Sunday Ticket for outlets where satellite reception was not possible, such as Manhattan…
Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. TV are teaming up for a new hour drama based on the book and blog "The Lost Girls," and ABC has given the pilot a green light, reports Deadline.com. Jonathan Littman, who worked with…
The debut Fox drama "Lone Star" is on death watch after its disastrous premiere, reports the Hollywood Reporter. But the expected cancellation isn’t attracting gleeful schadenfreude, the story says. "The "Star" pilot drew critical acclaim and stood out from the…
Vincent D’Onofrio will return to "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" after USA Network closed a deal to bring back the drama for an eight-episode 10th season, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Talks are ongoing to bring back Kathryn Erbe and…
UPDATE: 5:27 AM PT 9/23/10–Corrects headline that incorrectly said a show partner was The Onion. As it correctly says below, this show is a potential competitor to that show. A former anchor on the "Weekend Update" segment of NBC’s "Saturday Night…